Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 28, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
10,175 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
369D21100523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,269 hours, 32,328 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) UPPER AND LOWER SKIN CRACKED AT STN 36.5. CRACKED FROM TRAILING EDGE TOWARDS LEADING EDGE 4.25 INCHES.